Welcome to the Summit.

The Best of Learning with Nikon

The partnership with Nikon Professional Services has been one of our longest relationships in the lifetime of the workshops. Nikon has always held educating the next generation of photographers as a top priority — and at the Summit it is no different.

At our workshops, Nikon provides in-person technical support as well as consignment bodies and lenses to rent out for use throughout the workshop time. This has helped many photographers learn on the latest equipment to become the better photographer they want to be.

Why Be a Part of the Summit?

The summit is the highest point of the mountain and the Summit Series of Photography Workshops represent the pinnacle of continuing education in photography. We combine the best instruction in photography and latest digital technologies with top-level creativity and the best career networking available anywhere. This has led to over 30 years of Summit Workshops with a reputation for being the best of the best.

With our expanded offerings, we are able to bring you the in-person workshops in addition to an online education platform full with tutorials and classes – all within a new, modern design.

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$ 6995

Chris Steppig

Chris runs the annual series of workshops and is in charge of all workshop logistics, marketing, faculty, and scheduling.

Rich Clarkson

Workshop Founder

Rich started the Summit Workshops over 30 years ago due to the importance of education and networking in photography.

Jarrod Sumpter

Summit Online Director

Jarrod produces, edits and manages all of the Summit Online video tutorials as well as workshop marketing videos .

Our Passion For What We Do Transfers To Our Workshops

Powered by Clarkson Creative, the Summit Series of Workshops is ran by a team of 10+ photographers, multimedia specialists, and creatives. The Clarkson Creative team works in the industry day-in and day-out ensuring extreme passion and knowledge for the amazing world of visual art and photography.